Erwin Junior Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Erwin Junior Sánchez Paniagua
Date of birth (1992-07-23) 23 July 1992
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Blooming
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Real Potosí 19 (2)
2016 Águeda 4 (0)
2018– Blooming 95 (7)
International career
2015– Bolivia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2022

Erwin Junior Sánchez Paniagua (born 23 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolivian Primera División side Blooming. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Bolivia national team.

Club career

After becoming secondary school graduate, he decided to study a master's degree in International Business in the United States instead of practicing professional football.[1] In 2015, after returning to Bolivia, he joined Real Potosí in the Bolivian Primera División.[2]

International career

In November 2015, he received his first call-up to the Bolivia senior team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Paraguay.[3]

Personal life

He is the son of the former Bolivian international footballer Erwin "Platini" Sánchez.[1] Born in Portugal when his father played for Boavista, he holds both Portuguese and Bolivian nationality.

References

  1. 1 2 "Erwin Junior Sánchez: "Llevar el mismo nombre de mi padre no me perjudica; la ansiedad fue mi debilidad"". eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. Pereyra, Omar (16 March 2015). "Hijo de Platiní debuta en Santa Cruz con buen pie". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. "Erwin Junior Sanchez, el hijo de "Platini" su primera convocatoria". unitel.bo (in Spanish). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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